The Latest Quick Fix for the Housing Crisis? GRANNY FLATS

The rise in ADU permit applications since these changes points to pent-up demand. More than 10,000 permits have been filed in Los Angeles since 2017, compared to just a few hundred each year before the new regulations, according to the…

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The HomeWork: October 2, 2019

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Homework, California YIMBY’s bi-weekly newsletter. As our movement grows across the state (and around the country), part of our role is to support grassroots YIMBYs with the best tools and most up-to-date knowledge…

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2020 California Housing Legislation Highlights

Latest Update: March 17, 2020 In 2019, to tackle the housing crisis, California legislators introduced dozens of housing bills, many of which passed. This year, there are even more bills proposed. Note: there are also additional emergency bills right now…

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The Homework: August 12, 2024

Welcome to the August 12, 2024 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento August marks…

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How Urban Housing Shortages Fuel Costly Climate Disasters

How do urban housing shortages caused by tight zoning and other land use regulations increase the risk of climate disaster?  In Relational Geographies of Urban Unsustainability: The Entanglement of California’s Housing Crisis With WUI Growth and Climate Change, Miriam Greenberg,…

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The HomeWork: March 06, 2020

Welcome to the March 06, 2020 edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY. In each edition, we aim to support grassroots YIMBYs with the most up-to-date thinking on how to end the housing shortage. The HomeWork offers…

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The HomeWork: February 18, 2020

Welcome to the February 18, 2019 edition of The HomeWork, the official newsletter of California YIMBY. In each edition, we aim to support grassroots YIMBYs with the most up-to-date thinking on how to end the housing shortage. The HomeWork offers…

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The Homework: June 5, 2024

Welcome to the June 5, 2024 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento We are…

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The HomeWork: June 16, 2023

Welcome to the June 16, 2023 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento The legislative…

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The Homework: March 25, 2024

Welcome to the March 25, 2024 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California YIMBY — legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, and the latest writings from the California YIMBY team. News from Sacramento For the…

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